SUMMER LESSONS & CLINICS
Custom MTB Lessons
Lessons are a great way to maximize your time with an instructor as you focus on your needs as a rider. Our instructors are available to teach custom lessons based around your availability and individual goals. All lessons require a minimum of 48 hours advanced notice. Catamount staff may need more time to accommodate a lesson depending on the season.
Please email requests to Lessons@catamountoutdoor.org and include dates and time of interest, current ability, and goals for your lesson.
⚠️ Supervision Requirements
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All youth under age 14 must have a guardian on-site during private and semi-private lessons.
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Clinic participants under age 14 require a guardian to be present for the full duration of the clinic.
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Youth under age 8 must have a guardian registered with them for the clinic.
INSTRUCTORS
Carolyn has been teaching beginner and intermediate mountain bike clinics at Catamount for 6 years. She absolutely loves teaching people how to mountain bike and watching the confidence level of each rider unfold over the duration of a 3 hour clinic! Over 30 years ago Carolyn learned to mountain bike by taking a “learn to mountain bike” clinic at Catamount with Lucy and Abby McCullough. She loves being able to give back to the sport where it all began. When not on a mountain bike you can find Carolyn trail running, nordic skiing, learning to golf, or working at UVM where she is an Instructional Designer.
Justin has been skiing close to 20 years, downhill as well as cross country. He also enjoys road biking, mountain biking, hiking, basically any type of excuse to be outdoors. Justin has been a downhill instructor for about 5 years, and is looking forward to sharing the outdoors with others! Recently Justin has completed instructor training for mountain biking with PMBIA Level 1 Certification as well as being Wilderness First Aid certified.
Andy, a BICP Level I instructor, has been obsessed with bikes since he first felt the freedom of two wheels as a child. As a teenager he raced XC right here at Catamount before heading west to discover lift service DH. More recently he ditched the knobby tires and rode a touring bike from Portland OR to Portland ME.
John has been helping people become better riders for 30 years and is a certified Gravity Logic Level 1 freeride coach and a Bike/Walk Smart educator. His primary focus is working with new and less aggressive riders looking to build confidence and skill sets in a patient fun environment.